Statecraft & Independence
Landmark
Adunni Oluwole
1905 – 1957
Founded a political party and campaigned for women's suffrage
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Actress, preacher and politician, and one of the few Nigerian women of her generation to found a party of her own — arguing for equal education, economic independence and the vote.
Adunni Oluwole was born in Ibadan in 1905 and became one of the most prominent Nigerian women politicians, activists and preachers of her time.
She established three committees within the women's movement, addressing equal educational opportunity for girls and boys, women's economic independence, and a political campaign for women's suffrage. She founded her own political party, the Nigerian Commoners' Liberal Party, and campaigned in the Western Region. She died in 1957.
She established three committees within the women's movement, addressing equal educational opportunity for girls and boys, women's economic independence, and a political campaign for women's suffrage. She founded her own political party, the Nigerian Commoners' Liberal Party, and campaigned in the Western Region. She died in 1957.
- The Guardian Nigeria — 7 Nigerian women who changed history by breaking barriers
- Tribune Online — Top Nigerian female political activists before and after British rule
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